The Lost and the Found

https://identifyus.org/cases/10449

NamUs UP # 10449

ME/C Case Number: 00004956
Cowlitz County, Washington
20 to 29 year old Female

Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 00004956
Date found May 14, 1991 00:00
Date created July 23, 2012 14:32
Date last modified July 27, 2016 14:11
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed July 28, 2012 06:45

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Cowlitz Cnty Coroners Ofc
Phone 360-577-3079
Case Manager
Name Carri Gordon
Phone 360-704-2404

Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 30
Minimum age 20 years
Maximum age 29 years
Race Unsure
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) 115, Estimated
Height (inches) 60, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Probable year of death 1991 to 1991

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1
Address 2
City
State Washington
Zip code
County Cowlitz
Circumstances
Subject was a passenger in a tractor trailer involved in a collision on I5 in Cowlitz County, killing both the passenger and driver. The trucker's route was traced using fuel receipts which departed Missouri on May 7, 1991, drove through Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Oregon before arriving in Washington on May 14th.

The load was dropped off on time and the trucker was heading south to Portland when his truck rear-ended another vehicle after pulling onto Interstate 5 near Kalama. The collision set off a fire that gutted the truck’s cab.
The trucker was known to pick up hitchhikers, but no one knew of anyone riding in his semi that day.

Other distinctive
physical characteristics
Dark complexion and high cheek bones

Clothing on body
Black cowboy vest, gray top possibly with pink in it

Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete